Michigan man learns the hard way that “catch a cheater” spyware apps aren’t legal

Ars Technica
By Nate AndersonJan 8, 2026, 10:02 pm119 pts
In 2002, Bryan Fleming helped to create pcTattletale, software for monitoring phone and computer usage. Fleming's tool would record everything done on the target device, and the videos would be uploaded to a server where they could be viewed by the pcTattletale subscriber. This might sound creepy, but it can…

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